my correspondence with K. R. at Thule (90 gives the details of the understanding regarding the fox skins. This afternoon Mr. Rasmmussen and I had a talk in Mayak's topic in which it was amicably agreed upon that he had no objection to my securing this coming year such foxskins as the Expedition needs for the kahpetaks still to be made and as may be desired for Museum spea- mens. Any surplus (to be decided upon at the Museum) is to go to Mr. Rasmussen on his own terms; like those now here. At a conference in the afternoon between Mac, Jot and myself, Jot finally agreed to stay north the coming year, if no ship comes, on the old contract that he is to be free to go away, hunting etc., occasionally as he may desire. ("Wherever you like", in Mac's words). But he is to cook not less than one-half the time. Jot said that he would not trust Mac under the old contract but that he would trust and take orders from me. I said of course that such an arrangement would not work, since there could not be two bosses in the house. On account of the expense and our (only) needing him here, I did not wish to send him out by sledge and steamer via South Greenland and Denmark. Etc had gotten together what he needed for going south; K. R. received some tobacco and three of the larger boxes of dog biscuit here, and at about 8 "Inger Lis" started from in front of a house where we filled the boats tanks with 80 gallons of kerosene to replace oil consumed on up-ward trip, gave K. R. 120 gal. kerosene on account ($9.60) and 5 gal alcohol ($7.50) and 2 1/2 Kg Tobacco, the last to be replaced on his return from Tasiunasak this fall - gave